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There are still a few weeks left in the month to join this amazing contest!

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This month's set of challenges feature contests with small word limits for a quick write if you're busy this November

Make sure you check them out! :)
Hey y'all! I've not been very active over the past few months because life intervened, but I'm happy to announce that my short nonfiction challenge Malaprops and Mondegreens (link below)

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is opened up for the November round of the lovely Contest Challenge!

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Feel free to enter if you have any stories you want to tell but if you don't that's fine! Just make sure to check out the other wonderful contests available there, with more posted every month.

Happy anniversary 🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈🎉🎈
*Music2* Happy Account Anniversary *Cake*
Have you ever wondered why people who ride motorcycles are called "bikers", and people who ride bikes are called "cyclists"?
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It's like a thing delivered by ship is cargo, and if delivered by a car it's a shipment.
This months round of
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has been judged!

The participants did well, so please welcome the winning piece

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Listening to music can be relaxing as long as you can hear it.
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and the honourable mention
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Laughter reigns when a cocky city boy mis-hears a little girl.
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Congratulations, Jtpete 1986 and SandraLynn! That's awesome! And congratulations to you, OnlyMagicInkGlows, for a successful round! *Party*
*Delight* Congratulations, Jtpete 1986 Author Icon! *Delight*

*Cool* Congrats SandraLynn and everyone who entered! Great show! *Cool*
Congrats John.
Which is more satisfying:

Washing a dirty dustcloth and watching the brown water swirl down the drain?

or
Vacuuming and hearing a bunch of loud crackles?
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Definitely the washing.
If I heard crackling coming from the vacuum I'd wonder what was getting stuck in there*Rolling*
Brown water swirls.
Man, everybody seems to like the water. Personally, I love it when I vacuum and hear crackles but it makes it seem like you're actually getting the floor clean...
Words of the Day:

yesteryear: The previous year

adulting: doing the duties of an adult, esp. when mundane or repetitive

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I've been adulting for 29 years, it's still hot garbage, and I avoid said reality as much as possible.
FINAL REMINDER!

The contest
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closes tomorrow at midnight, so if you're considering entering, do it now
and have the chance to win up to 10K and an awardicon!

Attention short story writers!


There's only a few days left to enter
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and we still want to hear your stories! It won't take long (the story limit is 499 words)

you have the chance to win along with 10K GP!

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Hello! It's August, which means it's time for a new round of

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The August round begins today, make sure you enter for a chance to win the grand prize!



If you're not interested in entering, but still want to contribute, donations of all types are gratefully accepted, and donating at least 25,000 GP will get you a merit badge of your choice!
Hello all you WDC people!

Just hoping to share a little tip...

Have you ever been looking a certain phrase on the webpage you're on but can't find it? Using Ctrl + F (Cmd + F) opens up a search box that I've found super useful so far.
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Yes! Definitely helpful! Thanks for sharing the tip!
You're welcome!
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If doing this on, for example, the Newsfeed, only those entries you have already scrolled through (if looking for something older) will be searched.
The winner for the July round of Malaprops/Mondegreens Contest has been announced!

Read the entries and the winning piece here :
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And the winner is such lovely chap...so modest...so unassuming...would never toot his own horn in a million years...*Cool* *Whistle*
*Clap* Congrats, Dave Ryan! *Clap*
And thank you – your entry had me laughing out loud! *Laugh*
Thanks to whomever was responsible for this:

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I really appreciate it!
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Thanks!
Woo-hoo! Congratulations!!
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